Chapter IX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading This act almost automatically stamps them as Buckwheats, or Three Day Suckers, or people who aren’t Smart.

compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading This act almost automatically stamps them as Buckwheats, or Three Day Suckers, or people who aren’t Smart.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

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From this reading This act almost automatically stamps them as Buckwheats, or Three Day Suckers, or people who aren’t Smart.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading This act almost automatically stamps them as Buckwheats, or Three Day Suckers, or people who aren’t Smart.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The ordinary run of Palm Beach visitors eat their lunch at their hotels.

in a reflex manner

From this reading This act almost automatically stamps them as Buckwheats, or Three Day Suckers, or people who aren’t Smart.

without civilizing influences

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

plural of “bather” — a person who travels through the water by swimming

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

immersing the body in water or sunshine

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading The ordinary run of Palm Beach visitors eat their lunch at their hotels.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

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From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

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From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading A Three Day Sucker is a person who only stays a few days at Palm Beach.

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From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

take in solid food

From this reading The ordinary run of Palm Beach visitors eat their lunch at their hotels.

the act of consuming food

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading A Three Day Sucker is a person who only stays a few days at Palm Beach.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading The ordinary run of Palm Beach visitors eat their lunch at their hotels.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

causing or able to cause nausea

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

take the midday meal

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

and nothing more

From this reading A Three Day Sucker is a person who only stays a few days at Palm Beach.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading This act almost automatically stamps them as Buckwheats, or Three Day Suckers, or people who aren’t Smart.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading The ordinary run of Palm Beach visitors eat their lunch at their hotels.

the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading The ordinary run of Palm Beach visitors eat their lunch at their hotels.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading This act almost automatically stamps them as Buckwheats, or Three Day Suckers, or people who aren’t Smart.

a human being

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

in a reckless manner

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

socially incorrect in behavior

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading The ordinary run of Palm Beach visitors eat their lunch at their hotels.

witty remark

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness

From this reading This act almost automatically stamps them as Buckwheats, or Three Day Suckers, or people who aren’t Smart.

a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

the act of spending or disbursing money

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

plural of “stamp” — the distinctive form in which a thing is made

From this reading This act almost automatically stamps them as Buckwheats, or Three Day Suckers, or people who aren’t Smart.

a woman's close-fitting foundation garment

From this reading A Three Day Sucker is a person who only stays a few days at Palm Beach.

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

From this reading A Three Day Sucker is a person who only stays a few days at Palm Beach.

plural of “sucker” — a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The ordinary run of Palm Beach visitors eat their lunch at their hotels.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading This act almost automatically stamps them as Buckwheats, or Three Day Suckers, or people who aren’t Smart.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This act almost automatically stamps them as Buckwheats, or Three Day Suckers, or people who aren’t Smart.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

plural of “vice” — moral weakness

From this reading A Buckwheat is a coarse, rude, barbaric person who is addicted to the secret and loathsome vices of eating buckwheat cakes for breakfast and not spending money recklessly.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading The ordinary run of Palm Beach visitors eat their lunch at their hotels.

at the time that

From this reading OF THE THREE DAY SUCKERS--OF TRUE SMARTNESS--AND OF THE BUCKWHEATS AND THE DEAD-LINE When the bathing hour has passed into history, the merry bathers and clothes-wearers sally forth in search of lunch.

which person or people

From this reading This act almost automatically stamps them as Buckwheats, or Three Day Suckers, or people who aren’t Smart.